OSHA Disaster Site Training

Prerequisite Requirement: Completion of the 10 or 30-hour OSHA outreach class 

Course Description

This one day (7.5-hour) OSHA authorized course, provides entry level and apprentice level workers and managers working at natural or man-made disasters with the awareness and knowledge of safety and health hazards, CBRNE agents and safe work practices that may be associated with disaster site work. The National Incident Management System (NIMS), personal protective equipment including specific respiratory protection requirements, the importance of decontamination and traumatic stress will be addressed in detail. The course addresses the differences between disaster site work and regular construction or demolition tasks. 

The audience for this course is Disaster Site Workers who provide skilled support services and cleanup services at a disaster site.  Electrical workers, excavation and civil contractors, crane and rigging contractors, HVAC and plumbing, carpenters, laborers, any trade personnel involved in emergency work and service calls, and management.   

The following topics will be covered: 

• Introduction/Overview 
• Incident Command System 
• Safety Hazards/ CBRNE Agents 
• Health Hazards/ Traumatic Incident Stress 
• Respiratory Protection / Personal Protective Equipment 
• Decontamination 
• Final Exercise 
• Prerequisite Requirement: Completion of the 10-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course. 

Prerequisite Requirement: Completion of the 10 or 30-hour OSHA outreach class 

Course Description

This two-day (15-hour) OSHA authorized course, provides workers and managers working at natural or man-made disasters with the awareness and knowledge of safety and health hazards, CBRNE agents and safe work practices that may be associated with disaster site work. The National Incident Management System (NIMS), personal protective equipment including specific respiratory protection requirements, the importance of decontamination and traumatic stress will be addressed in detail. The course addresses the differences between disaster site work and regular construction or demolition tasks. 

The audience for this course is Disaster Site Workers who provide skilled support services and cleanup services at a disaster site.  Electrical workers, excavation and civil contractors, crane and rigging contractors, HVAC and plumbing, carpenters, laborers, any trade personnel involved in emergency work and service calls, and management.   

The following topics will be covered: 

• Introduction/Overview 
• Incident Command System 
• Safety Hazards 
• Health Hazards 
• CBRNE Agents 
• Traumatic Incident Stress 
• Respiratory Protection 
• Other Personal Protective Equipment 
• Decontamination 
• Final Exercise 

Prerequisite Requirement: Completion of the 10-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Outreach Training Course.